All children got a chance to have a say in the creation of our Assembly and Dinning Hall charters. We worked in our house “campfires” to share our thoughts on what we need to do to ensure everyone is treated fairly and with respect.
Active: Article 12 – All children at Woodlands Primary School have the right to have a voice and have their opinions heard.
The JRSOs have just launched our most recent campaign on road safety. They have identified three things they want to achieve:
The Pupil action group and JRSOs created a road safety song and taught it to the whole school. They are also creating a video asking people to make better decisions to help keep us safe. It will be uploaded soon, keep checking the blog!
Safe – Article 3 – Adult decisions can affect us all.
Responsible – Article 12 – We will share our opinions with adults who live and access the area in and around our school.
We had our first Pupil Action Group Meeting of the year. Children all introduced themselves and we discussed what our plans would be for the first few weeks back.
Here are our Pupil Action Group Members!
The boys and girls designed super heroes to put on the wall!
Included – Article 15; Children have the right to meet together and to join groups and organisations.
Primary 5 were inspired by the Eco committee’s assembly and created an ad campaign for a bottle deposit scheme. This is to help reduce the impact litter has on the environment and animal habitats.
Active: Article 12 – We have the right to have our voice and opinions heard.
The Eco Commitee performed a fantastic assembly. Focusing on the damage plastic can have on our environment. They created a short video, taught the school a song and created a quiz to show how we can help reduce litter in our school. Excellent job, well done!
Responsible: Article – 24. Children have the right to a clean and safe environment.
The Pupil Action group spent their Friday afternoon organising and sorting out our Beat the Street resources. All children now have their fob/map and information leaflet.
Active: Article – 31 Children and young people have the right to relax and play.
A huge well done to all the boys and girls (and staff!) for taking part in our Woodlands to West Africa Walking challenge. They have walked an amazing amount of miles while learning about the difficult daily lives children face living in Sierra Leone.
Our original target was 4631.2 miles. This meant each child would have to walk 19 miles during the challenge(7 for nursery). We totally smashed it and together walked 40,552 laps of the school; an amazing 8110.4 miles!
Primary 5 walked an amazing 6080 laps = 1216 miles (36.8 miles per child)
Primary 3 walked 5957 laps =1191.4 miles (41 miles per child)
Primary 7 walked 5945 laps = 1189 miles (36 miles per child)
Primary 3/4 walked 3631 laps = 726.2 miles (29 miles per child)
Primary 6/7 walked 3500 laps = 700 miles (31 miles per child)
Primary 5/6 walked 3455 laps = 691 miles (27.6 miles per child)
Primary 1 walked 3219 laps = 643 miles (29 miles per child)
Primary 1/2 walked 3110 laps =622 miles (28.2 miles per child)
Nursery walked an amazing 3100 laps = 620 miles (10 miles per child)
Primary 2 walked 3012 laps = 602.4 miles (25 miles per child)
Primary 4 walked 2998 laps = 599.6 miles (19.9 miles per child)
Well done to Primary 5 and Miss Park for completing the most laps and displaying a fantastic team effort. Also a special mention to Primary 3 and Mrs Bellamy who managed to walk an astounding 41 miles each!
Active: Article – 42. People must actively ensure children are aware of their rights.
Primary 4 have been working on a Global Storyline linked to water.
Who’s Water, Who’s Power?
They examined and explored the affect water has on communities and people who live in them.
They shared their learning with the school though a class assembly
They performed a fabulous drama. Here is the protest video.
Here is a look at our big book!
Active: Article 24 – Children have the right to safe drinking water and a clean safe environment.
The Pupil action group launched our Red Nose Day activities. They created and presented an amazing assembly. Showing others the impact money raised has on people in Africa and in our own communities. Classes have been taking part in a Walking Challenge to West Africa.
The Pupil Action Group told three stories from three different people living in the West African country Sierra Leone and compared them to people living in Scotland. The Pupil Action Group made this video to encourage people to have fun and help us raise money for a worthwhile cause.
Safe: Article 27- Children have the right to food, clothing and other basic needs. Children should not face disadvantage because of their circumstances.
some members of the Pupil Action Group created an advert for our Red Nose Active Learning Day.
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